“Asian MS is a national support group for Asians with MS, their carers, friends and family. We seek to increase awareness and dispel ignorance of MS in the Asian community, as well as put fun and dignity into the lives of Asians with MS and their carers. We also raise money for people affected by MS within the Asian community. We produce online and  printed information in various languages and offer an interpreting service.”

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A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has shown the government has made patchy progress in meeting objectives for improving services for people with neurological conditions.
Progress was reviewed against recommendations made by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee in 2012.  Read on. 

A Scottish GP and former government advisor is facing charges of misconduct over his treatment of a number of patients, including a child.

Dr Tom Gilhooly runs the Essential Health Clinic in Glasgow which offers alternative treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune conditions. Read on.

Calling all people with MS and health professionals! We need your help to shape our response to a consultation on the key areas for improving services for people with MS.

Following the publication last year of the NICE Guideline for the management of MS in primary and secondary care (Clinical Guideline 186), NICE is now consulting on the key priorities that will help drive service improvement and improve outcomes for people with MS. These are set out in the draft NICE quality standard Multiple sclerosis in adults: diagnosis and management.  Read on. 

Plegridy should be available on the Welsh NHS within three months, so neurologists should be able to prescribe it from late October 2015. Plegridy was approved for NHS treatment in Scotland in January. The regulatory bodies for England (NICE) and Northern Ireland have not yet considered Plegridy.  Read on.